San Feliu de Guixols, Spain - Eidos haul out - before

Finally, I have given in and hauled Eidos out. My wallet is screaming in agony but Eidos is smiling, “it’s about time.”

It’s been almost three years since she had her bottom painted and I only scrubbed her in the Bahamas two years ago while she was in the water, timing it with low tide and letting her settle on the bottom so I could do it standing up rather than swimming. However, that only got the top two feet cleaned.

And then last winter, we were on the Guadiana river for a few months, which helped to discourage the salt water critters from hitching a ride on her and encouraged the river rats which got off when I returned to the Med last spring.

But as you can see from the “before” photos, she definitely needs the exfoliation treatment. I’m thinking that I do too, but can’t afford it now. ;-)